Spring/Summer 2023 Issue

From The President And Board Chairperson

Dear Friends,

Each May, it is bittersweet to bid farewell to the members of our graduating class as they begin their next chapters as alumnae living Mary’s Magnificat in the world. Treasured traditions help ease this transition, linking each class to the many that came before: the Sentimental Sleepover, Senior Prom, uniform decoration during Senior Week, group photos on the Magnificat sign out front, receipt of their final pendant at the Baccalaureate Mass, and the red roses and the “M” formation on stage at Graduation. While their college destinations and dreams for the future vary as much as their interests, backgrounds, and personalities, they share a lifelong bond as part of our alumnae sisterhood. We wish all the best to the members of the Class of 2023, and we look forward to seeing them at Homecoming and Reunion!

Departing with the Class of 2023 is Dean of Student Life and Formation Julie Reines, pictured right, here with President Moira Clark '77 and Board Chairperson Laura Nortz. Thank you for your service, Dean Reines!

While classes have ended and lockers are empty, our campus is anything but quiet this summer. We have over 925 girls enrolled in our Magnificamps, Summer Enrichment Program, and Athletic Camps. Many of our students, faculty, and alumnae are helping the Summer Programs team run these activities, and we are excited to help keep future Blue Streaks’ minds, bodies, and friendships active this summer.

We are also busy with several large construction projects on campus. The Smith Snack Shack will bring a long awaited concession stand and restrooms to our outdoor athletic facilities, and the second phase of the Burke-DiSanto Center for the Visual Arts is underway. Both of these projects, which you can read about on page 28, are slated for completion by the start of the upcoming school year. We thank Maureen Karnatz Smith ’81 and Stephen Smith, Brittan Burke DiSanto ’79 and Fred DiSanto, and the other generous donors who made these capital projects possible.

Before we know it, we will be welcoming the Class of 2027 to our upgraded campus as our incoming freshmen. School traditions will begin for these ninth graders, starting with them convening outdoors for a group photo during orientation wearing their class color. We are eager for these young women to formally join our Magnificat community, and we wish everyone who is already a part of it many blessings as our tradition of learning, leading, and serving continues!

In the Spirit of Mary’s Magnificat ,

Moira Clark ’77, President

Laura Nortz Board Chairperson